Overdraw-bridle.



- B. F. CAYFORD.

OVERDRAW BRIDLE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 30, 1914.

1,157,207. Patented Oct. 19, 1915.

COLUMBIA PLANOORAPH C0" WASHINGTON. D. 6.

mm wags I to provide inouth er the horse will permit ofready breathing. Anotherobject of this invention'is to pro- B NJAMIN n CAYFORD, or-sKowHEeAN, MAINE? v OVERDRAW-BRIDLE;

1 all whome't may concern:

Be itknown' that I',EBENJAMINYF. CAY- roRD,'-a citizen of theUnitedStates,*residing at Skowhegan, in thecounty of Somerset and State of Maine, have invented certain new and useful Improve ments in Overdraw- Bri'dles;f-and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others This invention relates H particular to horse 7 'sidefelevation, inpo's Fig; 2, 21 perspective view: of the bridle 'reskilled in] the art to which it appertains to make and 'usethe same. f e

to bridles and in bridles of the over draw The principal object of this invention is a bridle so constructed that the be held" forward to vide a bridle so constructed that-the horse may rest his" jaws upon 'the'under draw strap. 1

view, the invention .:--With these dbi in a consists of the, {improved 5 construction arr'angement-and combination-of the partsof a bridle which will'be hereinafter fully'de scribed and afterwards specifically claimed.

'I' have illustrated a preferred embodiment ofthe invention in the accomp anying drawings, in'whi'ch,

- Figural representsa view of the bridle in ition upon a horse, and

moved from the horse.

FIn the drawings, 1f indicates the crown adapted to encircle they-head of the 'horsebehind the ea'rs as is c'ust'omary in wise connected at .-nect1ng point p :lower "ends of which are connecte bridles,=and 2' the brow bandof the usual form, saidbrow band being connected at 3 to'the crown piece 1. Running-under the neck of the horse isthethroat'latch '41 like-,

3. r Ru nning'from the conbit 7 being passed therethrough and buckled to said cheek straps, forming loops 8, one being shown in Fig. 1. The bit 7 is of the usual form, having the .knobbed bar 7 with the ring 6 passing through the end, as is the usual form of such bits. An under draw strap 9 is adapted to pass through the loops 8, the two branches of the strap being passed through looped keepers 10 at the ends-of the nose band 10, after which they are continued along the ridge of the horses head and passed through a slidrings of the Specification of Letters Patent.

' wardly to 3 are the cheekstraps 5, the a ="theamma1,thestram of thlsoperation being d' to the Patented Oct. 19, 1915.

Application fil ed November 30, 1914. SeriaI'No. 874,816.

mounted runner 11, thence through ingly 12' and 13 on the crown'piece 1, to

keepers thejforward end of the check rein 1 1 to which the ends are adjustably'secured by means of buckles 115 or other suitable forms of fastening devices. A. strap 16'is buckled 'at one end, at 17, to the crown piece 1 and passes through the runner 11 towhich it is secured down to the central portion of the nose fastened in a manner to hold the same in proper-positiom'as illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings. An over draw bit 18 projects throughguides 10 formed in the nose'band 10 as indicated in'Fig; 2 of the drawings so that said 1 nose band is securely fastened to said over draw -bit'18. The over draw bit 18 is preferably formed of metal, having the thereof elongated and upper portion form thereby formproximately narrow in ing a" loop, and the widened and curved downwardly as at 19, the curved portions 19 being connected by a crossbar 20 which is slightlycurved inwardly and upwardly-at21 to conform somewhat with' the-interior ofthe upper jaw of,

the horse 22, said portions 19 passing over the exterior surface of the upper jaw and Within and across the mouth of the horse adjacent the bit that the portion 21 will project toward the roof of themouth, The upper elongated band 10 where it is lower portion thereof 7 thereof in such manner short over'draw looped portion of the over 'drawbit 18'has v securedth'ereto anover draw check strap 23, the opposite end of which is suitably connected to the check rein 1 1 by means of adjustable buckle connections 2 k or other suitable forms of fastening devices. By this dra bit can be ad arrangement "the; over justed to? suit the *size'of the horse upon which it is intended to b'eu'sed in such a manner that the horse s'headis retained forpermit the ready breathing of transmitted through the over draw check strap 23. It is also to be noted that by the adjustable construction of the bridle the under draw strap 9 will permit the horse to rest his jaw thereupon and yet retain the horses head in a forwardly extending position. 1

To prevent the jaws of the horse from being forced open unduly, a strap band 25 is connected at its ends to the nose band 10 and is adapted to encircle the jaws of the horse, being fastened therefore by means This bridle I such alterations time to time as it may bedeemed expedient, i

v I claimas new I -ters-Patent, is:

7 b t connected Y with the over draw bit'projecting through the guides, an underdraw strap connectedwith of an adjustable buckle fastening device 26, as plainly shown in Fig. 2.- This last throat latch strap thereby running under the lowerportion of the'jaws of the horse.

adapted for race horses and hard mouth horsestor horses Commonly known as pullers, and is so constructed as to readily retain the strain'of operation without'incon Venience or discomfort ,to the horse upon which the bridle is mounted. Y

" .The form herein shown and described is the preferred embodimentof theinvention, but the right is expressly reserved to 'make variationstherein from and which will neither depart from the spirit of the invention nor the scope of the claims.

aving'now described my invention, what and desire to secure byLet 1. A bridle comprising a crown piece, brow-bands-check rein-, heek'straps, and a bit connected with the cheek straps, a nose band provided with guides and keeper's, an over-draw bitprojecting through theguides, an under draw strap projecting through the keepers and having branches connected with the check rein, and means for holding'the branches ofthe under draw strap slidably the crown piece. Z

2. A bridle comprising a a crownpiece, brow band,- check rein, cheek-straps, and a band provided-with guides and keepers, an

projecting throughthe keepers and, having branches "connected with the5 check rein} means for, holding; the

- branchesof the under drawjstrap. slidably w .7

connected with the crown piece; and an over band and crown piece.-

be forced open, this lastmen-- strap band 25. .Ifdesired, a reinforc-- ing or retaining strap (not shown) can be 7 1 branches of mounted betweenthe strap band 25 and the t band and crown piece, construction .is particularly cheek straps, anunder d nect Y the upper ends check strap connected cheek straps, a nose namej to-this: specification in the two subscribing witnesses-.

i F BENJAMIN "Garre 7 raw strap 'adjustably connecting the nose brow band, check rein, cheek straps, and a bite connected band provided "with guides and keepers-an over draw bit projecting through the guides, anjunder-draw strap pro ecting through the keepersand the check rein, ,means for holding the the under draw strap slidably with the cheek straps, a nose 7 aving branches, connected with f connected with the crown piece, an over draw strap adjustably and an adjustable jaw thenose band. r v

4. A bridle comprisinga crown piece, a rew. s r w aach strap, the ends of nected vtogether, nected at; their holding strapf connectedwith the I ends of V,

said 'straps being con-i upper ends to said connect- .ing points of said strap andlooped through said bit at their lower"portions,;:the looped ends of said jaw straps being :buckled'to the between said looped portions "of said cheek raw. strap mounted V Y I connecting; the nose rein, a throat latch a bit, cheek/straps constrap and running under the j awsof'a horse,

an overdraw bit having an elongated upper portion thereto, a nose -band mounted upon v x over draw bltand supporting; said Y mounted iupon said nose (band strapand; i

said

under draw strap, an adjustable I strap adapted to encircle the jaws of a hors'e to retain'them closed, adjustable means tofcone Y 1 of-said under draw 8 5 at one'end to the said over draw bit at one end and adjustably connected to a strap to a; check rein, and: an over draw upper looped portion of checkrein at its other end,-saidbridle being adapted to retain the mouth ofajhorse for-Q ,wardly and upwardly :to support themouth of a horse in such retained positionkandfto prevent the undue opening 7 ofthemjouth'of the horse whileso retained.g

-- r f.- In-testimony, whereof :I have signed my presence of i" 

